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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, October 26,1994 Candidates Announce Intentions for Municipal Election Newcastle Village Resident Running for Region, Ward 3 Ward One Region Candidate Lists Priorities for Community O'Toole Seeks Regional Seat I would hereby like to inform you of my decision to run for the position position of Ward 3 Regional Councillor during the coming Municipal Elections. Elections. My name is Randy Flint, of Newcastle Newcastle Village, where I have been living living for the last five years with my wife Debbie and three children. I have been paying close attention to the Clarington political scene, and would like to make Clarington a more democratic community by bringing our local government closer to the people. I also think that the present Council did not use common sense when it made decisions like the ones below: • The creation of a $130,000 landscaped landscaped patio for the Bowmanvillc Recreation Complex, and then call it an infrastructure project. Infrastructure Infrastructure means roads, bridges, and sewers, sewers, but not fancy patios. • The refusal to allow Clarington contractors to bid for the building of a fire station. Council decided that local local builders didn't have the qualifications qualifications to build it. I believe Council used poor judgement and was disloyal disloyal to local builders! • The building of another so- called infrastructure project - The Cpurticc Community Centre. The price for this Centre shot up by $1 million from $5.4 to $6.4 million in just three months, and the operating cost of this "white elephant" is ex- Former School Board Chair to Seek Re-election As Ward 2 Trustee pcctcd to raise our taxes by close to $50 per household, or around 7 per cent. • The building of houses without developing industry. It is turning Clarington into a community of houses houses without industry. School taxes will Mike Slocombe Mike Slocombe is seeking re- election to the Northumbcrland- Clarington Board of Education. He has been a Trustee for Ward 2, Bow- manville for 11 years and was first elected in 1980. He served as Chairperson Chairperson of die Board in 1992 and at the Provincial level he is currently a Regional Director of the Ontario Public Public School Boards' Association. He believes that one of the major challenges for the N-C. board will be the growth in Bowmanvillc and Courticc, the resulting need for additional additional schools and the impact on the existing schools in the areas. Protecting Protecting the quality of education in these economic times is a constant challenge challenge while limiting the impact on the local residential education taxes. He believes that his knowledge and experience at the local and Provincial Provincial levels will be assets when representing representing Clarington and Ward 2 at the Board. Mr. Slocombe and his wife Janice have lived in Bowmanvillc for 21 years and have two children, one of whom is at university and the other at high school. Kandy Flint go up, and then our Council members will claim that they have no control over school taxes, while in fact they created this condition. We can also expect: more juvenile crime in the future future when teenagers can't find work here. • Council also failed to develop public transportation. All these new residents moving into the new subdivisions, subdivisions, arc stranded there if they don't have a car. It is time to set up a public transportation system between the major population centres of Clarington. Clarington. That's the type of infrastructure infrastructure we really need! I also believe that Canadians arc ready for the holding of referendums on important issues like: • major increases in taxes • raises in salary for Council members and any other elected officials officials • large building projects like Community Community Centres and so-called infrastructure infrastructure projects • our official plan • expensive legal conflicts like the one with Mosport If elected, I will promote real infrastructure, infrastructure, industrial development, and better public transportation. 1 will also strive to promote democracy by allowing residents to vote on important important issues. It's time to make our politicians more democratic and accountable, accountable, Sincerely, Randy Flint Newcastle, Ontario Phone: 905-987-2214 A resident of Courticc for the past 18 years, Libby Racansky, is running for Clarington's Ward One regional council seat. One of her priorities is to promote promote a healthy community through ensuring clean air, good water, less noise pollution, safely on the streets and housing in natural settings. ' She also believes in the importance importance of protecting the Black and Farewell freshwater creeks, as well as protecting woodlands and encouraging encouraging and protecting the agricultural industry. The increased use of, and awareness awareness of recycling, composting and waste management are among her priorities. Libby has taught preschoolers to high school students, having both ECE and OTC quali fications. She has been a volunteer for The Literacy Council, Community Care, and Durham Outlook. The candidate also hopes to bring more transit service to the area and encourage more business, commercial commercial activity and light industry in order order to lower individual property taxes. taxes. She hopes to bring more educational educational and social services (such as a library) to the area, to fulfill the Libby Racansky needs of young people and seniors. Among the other issues she wishes wishes to address, with the help of constituents, constituents, arc: •maximizing the efficiency between between local and regional government government and •increasing awareness of provincial, provincial, federal and regional governments governments to local interests and concerns, concerns, such as bringing water to areas with shallow or polluted wells. Candidate Hope to Win Trustee Seat for Ward John O'Toole the currently elected elected Ward 2 Councillor has confirmed his intentions to seek the Regional Councillor position won by the late Ken Hooper in the last municipal election. Councillor John O'Toole has served the last three years on the Museum Museum and Library Boards as well as the local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee and the Business Business Improvement Area committee. John believes his three years experience experience on these boards as well as council council will serve his constituents of Ward 2 well at the Region of Durham. Durham. "Holding the line on taxes", is the most familiar statement made by O'Toole in his position as chairman of the budget committee over the past three years. He reminds people that the Municipality of Clarington collects collects all the taxes for the Region of Durham 21% approx., School Boards approx. 60%, and Clarington approx. 19%. Clarington Council camiot set the mill rate or the amount of taxes for the School Boards or the Region, we only collect the taxes on their behalf. He encourages people to hold their elected trustees and Regional Councillors Councillors accountable for their budgets. John considers the common sense approach, approach, "you cannot spend more than you make, just look at the Provincial and Federal governments deficits". John has lived in Bowmanvillc for over twenty years. John and his wife Peggy have raised 5 children and arc convinced that Bowmanvillc is a wonderful place to call home. John has been employed by General Motors Motors for almost thirty years and considers considers his experience at General Motors Motors as invaluable. In private business, the customer is everything. John O'Toole If your products arc not tops in quality, quality, cost and service, you will be out of business. All levels of Governments Governments must remember that citizens arc customers too. I want to sec some important decisions decisions completed over the next three year term. The new Official Plan for growth and the success of the Economic Economic Development activity are just two examples. We need a larger in- dustrial/commcrcial tax base and jobs in Clarington. As a rapidly growing community, we need more Durham Regional Police presence. A safe, clean, and healthy community with activities for youth and seniors will provide the quality of life we all have always expected in Bowmanvillc. ' John requests each person to consider consider him when they vote for their Regional Councillor in Ward '2. Please call John O'Toole at 623- 4832, John is accessible. - Milt Dakin will run for the Norlhumberland-Claringlon Board of Education in Ward One. He has lived in Maple Grove for over 30 years, during which time he has been active in a number of community community groups. Mr. Dakin has been on the Scout group committee, is a former parent Milt Dakin Hydro Commissioner to Run For Ward Two Council Seat Patricia (Pat) Pingle, a life-long resident of Bowmanvillc and Clarington, Clarington, is campaigning to be elected local local councillor in Ward Two. She has intimate knowledge of the region as her family has resided here for six generations. Through her profession as a Registered Registered Nurse (operating room) she has gained both organizational and decision-making skills. Pat is an executive of the Ontario Nurses' Association, (Local 051), and as such has fine-tuned her ability as a negotiator and a lobbyist. Public concern is evident in her speeches at Health Fomms and her teaching of Health Issues to the Durham Durham Labour Council. Politically Ms. Pingle is experienced experienced through her appointments to the Bowmanvillc Museum Board, the Property Standards and Community Advisory Committees. In 1993 she was elected to the local Hydro Commission, Commission, where she brought forward the present review of the commission's commission's policies on Deposits and Refunds. Refunds. One of Pat's concerns is the Bowmanvillc Bowmanvillc Waterfront Area, and she will bring together all stakeholders in advisory committee member at M.J. Hobbs Senior Public School and is a former chairman of the Town of Newcastle Community Services Advisory Advisory Board. He was also a national director of the Canadian Foresters Life Insurance Society. He is manager of a local livestock livestock company and is president of the Forcstrce Place Senior Citizens' Complex in Bowmanvillc. "I feel I have the experience and knowledge to represent the taxpayers taxpayers of Ward One," he said. Mr. Dakin said elected officials cannot raise taxes any more. "People are at their limit now. At the same time, we must provide our children with the best education possible. possible. In today's environment, children children must be better prepared for university. university. We have too many getting degrees and no work." he said. The candidate believes educators must start in the lower grades and continue efforts to better prepare students all the way through the school years. Bom in Nova Scotia 56 years ago, Milt Dakin is married to Elizabeth Elizabeth Ann Joyce. They have eight children who all attended Maple Grove Public School, M.J. Hobbs Senior Public and Courticc Secondary Secondary School. Five of their children went on to colleges or university. Their youngest youngest son is currently attending Lake- head University. Running for School Board in Ward 3 Orono resident Beverly Wakefield has advised the Canadian Statesman that she is running for one of the two scats on the Public School Board in Ward 3. Mrs. Wakefield has been a resident of Orono for 19 years. She and her husband operate Wakefield Insurance in Orono. Mrs. Wakefield told the Canadian Statesman that she has been active in the education of their children. "I still have a son in a local high school and my other children were educated here too" she said. "I feel that I can return some of the knowledge gained to help parents achieve their objectives for their children "Mrs. Wakefield added. In looking at priorities for the system, system, Mrs. Wakefield emphasized that taxpayers must get more value for their dollars. "I believe the focus should be on providing more to help teachers meet the needs of students in the classroom", she said. "There is also a lot we can do to maximize the taxpayers' investment in buildings", said Mrs. Wakefield. "With the cost to build them so high, I believe we could make more use of them during off-school hours and weekends" she added. Mrs. Wakefield Wakefield also feels schools could be a shared facility with libraries, seniors' centres and day cares. "The roll of trustee is not one to be taken lightly. The decisions to be made in spending tax dollars requires someone who has an understanding of financial management and the needs of children" she said. "The balancing balancing act is a difficult one but I feel it can be achieved with a win-win altitude" altitude" added Mrs. Wakefield. Beverly Wakefield The Orono resident has been active active in he community for many years. Mrs. Wakefield has been involved with the Meals-on-Whccls program, Community Care, and the Y.W.C.A. She has also served on the Orono Town Hall Board for five years and the Clarington Public Library Board for six years. Mrs. Wakefield served one year as Chair of the Library Board and one year as Chair of Library Library Board's Finance Committee, Mrs. Wakefield is currently serving her sixth year as a Tnistcc on the Library Library Board. 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The social, economic and recreational recreational needs of Clarington's citizens need to be analyzed and acted upon, so that living, working, playing and visiting here will l>e looked on as desirable. desirable. Frills MUST lw cut from local local government so that local taxpayers taxpayers will have monies to build the recreational facilities (arenas, meeting meeting centres, cultural and sports fttcili ties) that we will need in future, As many of out citizens are now SENIORS, SENIORS, we_ will have to ensure that transportation needs and facilities are adapted to their special needs. If elected, Till: CONCERNS OF THE CITIZENS will be heard and voiced to tin. Mayor and Council. Together we can make n differ- enee 1 LET sTrve you \nab° 1 ZERO TAX INCREASE COURTICE EMPLOYMENT AREA STRICTER BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT PROTECT AGRICULTURAL LANDS For information call: (905) 263-2512 ARNOT /fv WOTTEN fj REGIONAL COUNCILLOR WARD 1 Authorized liy C.r.O. 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